See ya when I return from 'vacation', sweeties! 

Hey folks!

Hope you all enjoyed your Independence Day holiday weekend. I was all set to have our first cookout at our house until I saw the forecast of rain. Instead of grilling and dodging the raindrops and stray illegal explosives, me and my Mini-Me hit the mall up. There were sales galore.  We made it back home just in time for me to catch some emotional fireworks between two neighbors. Literally five minutes after I snuck a million shopping bags by my husband, I caught two dudes on my block coming to blows.  Both groups of neighbors were chillin' out back (one was cooking out, the others were observing/free loading). There was the typical shyt talkin' between two of them, then one of the youngin's stormed off down the alley. Several minutes later, more talkin' then other youngin' jumps the gate and it's onnnnnnn. Forget HBO, there were enough fists flying directly beside my back door.  For dinner I actually did get to grill! Chicken breasts on the Foreman grill, though.  To add to the weirdness of our 4^th of July dinner, I made mashed potatoes, green beans and stuffing…  What am I going to make for Thanksgiving steamed crabs and potato salad?

My hectic, stress-filled life has made me appreciate little genius inventions that I used on a daily basis.

Jaye Favorite Things Summer 2008

- Bath & Body Works Wallflowers

One of the women on another site that I visit mentioned how great these things are (If you're reading, Hey Karen!). Usually I bypass them because they are regularly priced at $13 a pop but I was lucky enough to wander into a B&BW during the first week of the big Semi-Annual sale. I picked up on for $5. After two days of inhaling the heaven aromas, I ran back and bought 3 more plus several refills!

- Amazon.com, especially the Gift Certificates   

Forgive me for being so late on this Godsend called Amazon.com. I received a gift certificate via email for Amazon.com and I was a little confused about how to use it. Prior to the gift I'd never order anything from the site directly. Welp, I browsed all types of categories, added numerous things to my shopping cart and noticed some of the items were coming from different locations. (huh?) Ok, I get in now. Amazon.com lets you shop different sites from one site. Ahhhh, clever. But how do gift certificates work? Can I use my balance later? Yep! Ok, it's official, the internet kicks azz.

- MySpace Visitor Trackers

About a year ago my homegyrl referred me to a MySpace visitor tracker. I registered but very seldom checked the traffic to my profile. It's open to the public so I really don't care who's coming to check me out… Until I realized this one particular 'undesireable' person scoping me out.  * tsk* "Hi Haters!"

- Covergirl "Amazemint" lipgloss with Crest

While out to dinner at P.F. Chang's recently, I received a free sample of this product. Lipgloss that makes your breath fresh, why the hell wasn't this thought of sooner?! Though it's made with Crest, it's still not cool to have smudges of it on your teeth.

- Peanut Buster Parfait from DQ

When looking at the picture I thought ok it has peanuts on top of fudge, on top of ice cream, on top of more fudge, on top of more ice cream. It's like a gloried layered sundae. Imagine my delight when I realized that there were also peanuts swimming in the inside layers of fudge too! Oh baby. A chocolate and peanut lover's dream! Hmmm… Try saying "I love peanuts." ten times fast. It sounds like "I love pen…" Never mind.

- My cell phone (LG Chocolate phone/media player)

No, it's not the newest model. No, it doesn't have a fancy keypad. No, I can't view all websites on it (I can check a lot of them though). But my phone allows me to plug in my headphones and escape into my musical Wonderland whenever and wherever I want to. I love that.

- Hot Sex on Platter

No explanation needed.

Jaye's UN-Favorite Things

- VH1's I Love Money

It's pretty safe to say that VH1 sucks donkey balls.  They've scraped the toliet for a bunch of former cast member of Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love to create a pitiful garage gumbo. I don't even know what the show is about or what the object is. My intelligent was beyond insulted within the first few minutes. I wanted to kick my own azz for turning it on. Yes, it's THAT bad.  

- Scammers and Spammers on Craigslist.org

This joint used to be the coolest things since eBay, but Craigslist is so full of roaches that I don't even bother going there anyone.

- The sound of dirtbikes zooming up and down my block.
Uggggh! Do them mofo's know how hard it is to get toddlers down to sleep?!  When I  see one of my sleeping babies flinch because of the annoying buzz of dirtbikes, I want to go out there and Clothes Line somebody. Don't get me started on the joyriders that keep riding up and down the same block/alley.

Oh, ON June 28th, I had the privilege of going to the wedding of Ravens' player Daniel Wilcox (Strickland) and his now wife, Shauna. That wedding was un-frickin'-believeable! It was the first wedding to be held in the stadium and it definitely set the bar. Here's a few of my pics:

..The in staduim transportation for the bride (and the Newlyweds post-ceremony):
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The pristine aisle Pre-Ceremony


The Newlyweds! (My hubby informed me that I got fellow Raven, Ed Reed in this picture. I thought he was just a dude in a fly suit.  )

CONGRATS DANIEL AND SHAUNA!

Me and Q were total Stadium Groupies that day  so I HAD to take a pic here! (Disreguard the big azz Press pass hanging around my neck. Oops )

I may be going on an indefinite blog vacation. In the meantime, when you're bored enough check out some of my older entries (I've posted some cray-zee stuff in the past! ) send ya gyrl a message and/or post a comment. I'll be around.

Take it teasy

Thanks to my neighborhood I don't need a calendar or Steve Fertig to tell me summer is here. This blizz-og includes a few observations that confirm that it's hot outside:

-I have a real life Boyz N Tha Hood scene happening just feet away. (The nickname "Boyz N Tha Hood" came from one of my homegyrls while she was visiting.) No, I don't live in the hoody-hood but my area definitely has some extreme hood tendencies.  Anyway, my block looks like a scene from a movie equipped with the O.G. dude that should have stopped hangin' out like 10-15 years ago, countless random knuckleheads, and even one that alternated between a wheelchair and crutches. Their soundtrack usually comes from their car's CD player while one or a few of them sits in the front seats with the doors wide open. These dudes are like the post office. Rain, sleet, snow, or hail, these mofos will be chillin' out front! At least they aren't total azzholes. Well, the ones that actually live in the house aren't. I don't associate with them but they, at least, speak.

-Another neighbor, who I can only describe as a female Jabba the Hut with a honey blonde weave, decides to put on extra-medium outfits and stroll up and down the block to converse with the "Boyz N tha Hood" cast. Usually I'm cordial to everybody but I don't speak to this chick. Her attitude is about as stank as she looks when she squeezes into her coochie-cutting shorts. *vomit *

-Chomping and slurping on snowballs is in full effect for my kiddies. My Mini-Me likes the Spongebob Squarepants flavor. I tried to tell her it used to be called Bart Simpson back in my day but of course she thinks I'm just telling stories from the Stone Ages.

-Speaking of snowballs, the beloved "Candy Lady" started pumping out snowballs soon as the temperature went over 70 degrees. A lot of areas don't have these so let me break down the "Candy Lady". This is a lady that hustles treats out of her house (usually the basement around here). These goodies are usually all types of different candies but can include Tastykakes, Little Debbies and Lil Hugs juices. A lot of times the Candy Lady has other sources of income but she's always at home. (My childhood CL used to babysit kids and I remember a beauty salon type blow-dryer sitting in her basement, so I guess she did hair too.)   My kids' CL has a backyard shed dedicated to her trade. Haha.  God bless the Candy Ladies of the world.

-Another classic neighborhood character that I love is "Grasscuttin' Man".  One of the great things about living in the city is you can find a guy to do manual labor for a good price and he'll work HARD too. Since moving in our house last year, we never really invested in a lawn mower. My lawn is only about 15X35 in the front and in the back it's mostly concrete and sheet rocks with some nice healthy weeds busting through the cracks. After I slide Grasscuttin' Man a couple dollars he has our little yard looking like a million bucks. Actually my joint is looking a little rough right now.  I may have to holla at him soon.

-It's cookout season!  The smoky smell of food being grilled makes my stomach growl. It doesn't matter what it is but if it's thrown on a charcoal grill it smells goooood. It could be a rack of squirrel ribs, long as its grilling; I bet it will smell delicious!  FYI: To all my close peeps look out for the invite to our cookout! …

-I've daydreamed about having a bushel of stemmed crabs, icy Half-n-Half and a plate of funnel cake on the side. I could bring up summer time and food without mentioning classic summer goodies. With today's prices the bushel will remain a daydream.

-Everybody is having a bus trips to Six Flags, Kings Dominion and/or Hershey Park.  Mini-Me went on one to Six Flags last weekend actually. Oh that reminds me that I have to holla at one of my old lady connections to find out when the bus trips to Atlantic City will be jumpin' off. Haha

-I just heard The UniverSoul Circus is in town… 'Nuff said.

Leave a comment to add your own 'hood based summertime observations if you have any!

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As I've said before this blog is mostly for fun so I stay away from Politics and extremely religious topics here but I must congratulate, Barack Obama! Next up, the White House!

Lata!

 I GOT 'CARRIED AWAY' 3 TIMES THIS WEEKEND!

My ticket stubs from the 2 shows I went to on Friday in town and the show I saw in NYC on Saturday!

It's common knowledge that I'm a Sex and the City fanatic. Before the grand movie opening, I'd made plans to see it twice on opening day then trek up to the show's Mecca, New York City, to see it. Yes, it was THAT serious for me!  

Since not everyone is an insane fanatic like me that absolutely had to run out to see it on opening day, I won't mention any events of the movie in this blog. In this blog I'll run down a few of my random thoughts that came to me during the weekend surrounding the release of the most fan-tab-lous movie ever!

Before I entered the theatre there was plenty of visual entertainment via the outfits and accessories worn by fellow movie goers.  On Friday and Saturday I saw countless walking mannequins swarming in and out of local movie theatres.  I'm still chuckling at the sight of a bunch of divas standing in concession lines for popcorn and hotdogs.    As you can probably tell, I did NOT dress up to see the movie. Even during movie date night with my hubby, I opted not to 'step-out'. After all, I'M not a character in the movie/show.  I also realize that whatever outfit us normal people could attempt to hook up can't even think about touching the cast's outfits. Hello?! Those chicks on the big scene are rocking $600+ shoes and designer dresses that haven't even hit runways yet.  How can an outfit that you snagged from NY&Co.  even compare to that? Ha!

Aside from the ridiculousness of dressing up to see a movie, I will happily admit that it was GREAT to see mobs of girlfriends gathering to have a good time. There's nothing like meeting up with a crew of homegyrls and just cutting up. I had the pleasure of hanging out with friends and a bunch of cool women to see the movie. Every woman needs that fun time with peers. Call it crazy but I wish there were SATC movie openings on a regular basis just to have more drama free get-togethers. Haha  Ok, maybe not a SATC movie opening but something just as big. (no pun intended).

While I'm thinking on the lines of future SATC openings, there's buzz going around that there may be a part 2 and 3 of the movie … I love, love, love the ladies of SATC but I think they should end it here. The characters have survived enough different scenarios, we basically have had all our questions answered and, frankly, these chicks are getting a little too far over the hill. It's time to just grow up and let us hold on to the good memories of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte's wild days.

Character input:

As I said I'm not going to post any spoilers but I have to say I thought Miranda was a straight up B!TCH in the movie. Her character was probably my favorite on the show because she was the most level-headed but she's just a miserable, dried up hag to me now. lol

Charlotte's still a little on the snob side but what a great friend! And I'm so happy for her...

Sam...Ha! Still herself.

And for Carrie, I love how they showed a more serious side of her character. Usually she's able to get through anything with a witty joke and article but we saw a more real side to her. )Sidebar: As I mentioned to the ladies at teh GTG, I've always hated Big. Blah! Yes, I'll admit I like Big more than the Russian but AIDAN was 1. Damm, Carrie messed that one up... )

Oh and  for St. Louise!!!

For my last SATC viewing began with a Girl's Day/Night Out at Regal Cinema on 42nd. After the movie we went to dinner. But no we didn't go to any frou-frou restaurant to pay homage to the movie. Instead we headed right over to Dallas BBQ's  for some food that'll actually stick to your ribs and drinks that will have you waking up next week. haha

Here are a few pictures:

I needed something to hold on to,  to stand up after finishing that drink.  haha

While walking around I made a new pal, who I've decided to give the nickname, Brittney(the pleaded plaid skirt inspired the name) :

Brittney gave a performance for the ever growing fanbase: 

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I'm sorry but anyone with the balls to walk around looking that ridiculous deserves to be photographed and videotaped. At first, I thought he was hired by theatres that he was initially stand in front of. Ummm... no. Britt-Britt was NOT a hired actor/ress. lol

Brittney is really a trip to me because he put on female clothing but from the neck up he looks like an old business man. Seriously, Brittney could leave that street, put on a suit and blend in on Wall Street with ease. Maybe he does throw on a suit and tie everyday! Hmmm... Makes  you wonder, huh?

Ok, I'm all sexed out (for once). See ya next time sweeties!

Welp, I'm back from Las Vegas, NV!  Actually we arrived in the a.m. two days ago but I needed the recoup time and to readjust to the Eastcoast time zone.

All-in-all Vegas was a big fat… O.K.   Just being honest with ya. Maybe, I expected too much but nothing truly blew my mind. I will give props to our hotel, the Mandalay Bay though. We LOVED it there. Everything was very clean, the staff was cool and there's all you need right there at the hotel. It's at the very beginning of the Strip (there is a Tram and a Monorail with stops to the end of the Strip) so you get the glitzy experience but youre not in the middle of the Strip's crowds.

There were plenty of other people that looked like they were having a ball in the clubs, lounges and restaurants that we visited on the Strip but it all reminded me of an extended version of PowerPlant Live or Harbor East here in B-More.  The flashing lights, ginormous teletron screens and interesting architecture is great for sight-seeing and pictures but I'll give Vegas a B on the fun-o-meter, instead of the A+ that I expected.

Vegas has some really great adult-fun features though. Of course, gambling everywhere is one that comes to mind but my favorite was probably being able to buy alcohol at anywhere, at anytime then crack it open and drink it while walking down the street.  The downside to that is drivers in Vegas are the most dangerous mofo's I've EVER seen.  I guess the fact that you can buy liquor anytime at 7-11 and even the gas station may have something to do with that. Vegas is almost clean as far as litter and graffiti is concerned. I expected to see a lot of trash on the ground especially alcohol containers but nope! Oh and the strippers can get bucky-nekkid. If you're into that, I guess that's a plus.

Of course, I have a bunch of pictures. Yes, I have pics of the typical tourist-y crap but I also have some of our real Vegas adventures. Since there are so many I'll just post the link to some of them so you can click on them if you care to.

Bet you thought that famous Las Vegas sign was huge, didn't ya?... Ummm, no it's about the size of a large SUV.

The wonderful Mandalay Bay:

 

Walking through lobby:

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The room (sorry we didn't take one before we unpacked) :
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Me chillin'
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TV in the bathroom. haha!:
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I never realized how cool it is to have a TV in the bathroom.  Watchin' SATC + soaking in a hot bath =  frickin' awesome!

SATC on the main TV:
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I'm not going to tell ya that I wondered if this TV could fit in my suitcase.  j/k

The Mandalay Bay has a 'beach' and several other pools:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b172/LadyJaye1978/Holidays/Las%20Vegas%202008/MandalayBayBeachView.jpg

They even have TVs in the elevators:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b172/LadyJaye1978/Holidays/Las%20Vegas%202008/MandalayBayElevatorTV.jpg

We caught the Tram to the Excalibur:

"What is this b.s.? Do I look like I want to see Barry Manilow and Cirque De Soliel?!"

Me auditioning for Ocean's Fourteen?  haha:

(The Ocean's Eleven fans get it)

Nice name!

Next day, ready to tear up the town again:

Let's go some where different today:

Even when we're away something reminds us of home:

 The Strip has the best hotels but we had the most F-U-N in downtown Las Vegas, namely Fremont ("the Fremont Street Experience").

My hub-hub

^ Me and my buddy Smirnov before we found the spot that served 99cent margaritas.  I didn't take anymore pics that night!  lol

Plenty of cheap gambling, cheap eats and cheap drinks... All the fun at Fremont bought up the question, WHY did we even go on the Strip?! Oh stay away from the $2.99 shrimp, though. The ones I saw were just cups of chilled baby popcorn shrimp with cocktail sauce dumped on them. lol That was a far cry from the real shrimp cocktails we are used to. There's also a Jillian's and movie theatre in the Fremont street area.

Shoutouts to NORTH LAS VEGAS (Cheyenne, MLK Jr. and Losse Streets) There's some down-azz people there! We went to non-tourist areas there (hence no pics) but the folks were still cool as hell to us. *daps* 

Random stuff:

Look at the Strip from our plane:
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As you can see it's pretty flat except for the popular areas. There's NOTHING in the background.

Can you imagine having a big sand mountain as your backyard?! Yikes:
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Back to the Strip. FYI: 

I commented that Vegas' street were surprisingly clean however I did notice a lot of adult entertainment advertisement on the ground on the Strip.
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(Guys are hired to give them out and they usually end up on the ground). Anyway, if you intend to take children with you to Vegas you may want to keep in mind there WILL be titties and azzes all over the ground.

I didn't see any pigeons but I did see this big crazy lookin' bird just chillin' by a pool.

What the hell is that thing?

Call it tacky but when traveling me and Q enjoy visiting fast food restaurants that we don't have at home. Haha Our first fast food stop was at Fat Burger on the Strip (no pic available.) Since we ate in a restaurant in the Mandalay Bay, I only got a "BabyFat" (the smallest burger) but it was still pretty impressive for fast food.

Here's one of me at Carl's Jr. check out the CALI license plate on the rental car. We thought that was a trip.


I absolutely loved spicy food so the Jalapeño Chicken joint was a must. Two thumbs way up! They also have a Cap'n Crunch Milkshake(yes, the cereal) at Carl's Jr.

Our favorite, Sonic! Peep the sand mountains and palm trees in the background. NV is straight up desert.
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If it wasn't for The Cookout down South, then Sonic would be our 1 out-of-town fast food spot.

*Only a true big girl would go so in-depth about fast food when writing a blog about Las Vegas, huh?    lmbao

This chick was standing on the Strip near Planet Hollywood…

^{INSERT YOUR OWN FUNNY COMMENTS HERE}

Would you vote for a State Senator with signs like these?:

 
^If that's what change looks like they may be better off staying the way they are!

A strip club in Vegas is not unusual…

Hell, we have plenty of these in Baltimore…  

However, in B-More they don't have playground equipment out front for the girls' enjoyment.

If you look closely you'll see there are strippers chillin' on the swings.  LOL! (The Marilyn Monroe isn't real but the two to the left are)

Ok, I think you've had enough.  

Hope you enjoyed the recap. I know they say "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" but I didn't do much there that I couldn't do at home. The only thing that stayed in Vegas for me was my damm money!!! 

I'll end this with, Las Vegas native, Ne-Yo's new cut "Closer".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUTh3OJjWjM
Maybe I'm bias but doesn't this sound a lot like a B-More Club Music track???

Adios!

Last year there was a baby boom but 2008 seems to be the year of marriage.  I know several couples that are close to me that have gotten married out-of-the-blue. And there are two more pending weddings of people in my circle.  As a married woman I'm all for folks falling in love and walking the plank… I mean walking down the aisle.  On the celebrity front, I'm genuinely happy for newlyweds Jay-Z and Beyonce.

 
The Dynasty continues...

Another celebrity couple I want to be happy for but can't help but to question is (maybe) newlyweds Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey.

(^Old pic of before they were a couple but they actually look cute together!)
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586678/20080501/carey_mariah.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler
 

Question 1: Why get married after dating for a few WEEKS? Nick Cannon has got to be the most marriage-horny guy on Earth. What's the rush homeboy? I guess we can look for Mariah on the next WildN Out. I can see her now standing in front of a high powered fan (you know she always has to have her hair blowing ) while freestyling in falsetto. Wait, does this show still come on?  

Question 3: Third question is simply, what the fukk? … I mean, seriously. WTF?!  

Jokes aside if they are truly happy I'm happy for them!

I've mentioned new celeb weddings but R.I.P. to the union of Star Jones and Al Reynolds. Hmmmm…  You know what would be interesting? A book or talk show with her and Terry McMillan! I think we all know what they have in common. 

Enough celeb-trash talk.

Recently I looked at my family and life and thought about how I'd be a parallel universe. What if I was single, mingling and jingling? One thing's for sure, I'd be spending a lot less time cooking, cleaning, fussing and nagging!  You wouldn't believe how many times I've rolled my eyes at my husband this week.  And my kids, oh my kids have put me an inch away from crazy.  It's to the point where I've starting to call them by the other one's name by mistake!   (Classic mama habit)

The Single me would be fabulously free to spend an entire payroll check on nothing but dated clothing, CDs, books/magazines and fattening treats in a mall food court. And hello nightlife! Sipping over priced watered down drinks while going deaf from being in clubs/bars several nights a week would probably be on my agenda. Last but not least lonely days would be filled with me wishing I had a special guy/family to share hugs and laughs with.  Holidays and sunny afternoons would be especially tough. Ok, maybe I'm making my Single self sound pathetic to make my Married self feel better (haha) but I honestly think my life wouldn't be too far from that.  

We all reach a point in life where we wonder how it'd be if we did things differently.  You do it too, don't you? Think about what would have happened if you settled down into a cozy home with that old flame. Or what would have happened if left your current love for life in the fast/single lane.  A great movie on this same situation is The Family Man starring Nicholas Cage, Tea Leoni and Don Cheadle.

My Single friends can just pick up and do whatever they want whenever they want. Sometimes I wonder how that freedom feels, I can't front.  But when I think about it, if I had that freedom I wouldn't be doing anything meaningful with it anyway.  Hahaha Just being real. I'm knocking on 30's door  and what used to matter to me doesn't anymore. Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to cut loose and hang out some time. I mean, I'm married and older but I'm not DEAD.  However, prior to running out the door my first thoughts now goes to my family. Before I go jump up to hang out with my girls, are my kids squared away for the night? Before I go out to shake my tail, have I spent time with hubby lately? If the answer is no to those questions I'd better to take a raincheck. That's my life now and I'm totally cool with that. At the end of the day my husband and my kids love me; the streets could care less.  Hmmm… Maybe I should try to remember that when I feel my next nag-fest coming on. Naw, they'll probably deserve that good healthy nagging!  hehehe

Be back in a week or two to recap my Las Vegas adventure.   

It is a must that I start this blog off by shouting out Lanell! Her party Saturday was off the meters, the chain, the charts and off some mo' shyt! We headed up to NYC four deep (me, hubby and his bwoys. Hey to the Bmore Caravan!). Since we all knew it'd be a New Jack Swing party we expected to get a serious groove on and we were definitely not disappointed. Our expectations were beyond exceeded.  Since the amount of fun we had is indescribable, I'll just post a FEW of the pics from the night:

Me and Lanell "the New Jack Sweetie"

^ First off, what the hell are we doing?!  Secondly did you peep Nellie's dookie rope chain and two finger ring?

The one and only House Party was the second movie of the night:

Last Dragon was first and New Jack City was third!

My old school touches. The Zodiac earrings:

And jeans with zippers on the ankles. WHUT?!

Hubby getting his Nino Brown on.

He had a fuzzy blue Kangol to go with the velour suit but he wasn't wearing it during this pic.

Bmore was in the house!

The Queen of the Evening took over the stage!

Party peoplllllle!

If you want to view all of the pictures that I have, go to the Photo Album that I set up for the party…. You MUST be on my Friend List to view them though.

Once again love and kudos to Nellie! If you missed that party you played yourself, boyeeeee!

The next New York related event that I'm highly anticipating is the release of the Sex and the City: The Movie.

If you've been to my profile recently you may have noticed that I added the preview and the movie's MySpace to my top Friends. I've already made plans to see it opening weekend but it's so soon that I have no idea what theatres it'll be shown in. Yep, it's THAT serious to me. Though I'm dying to see what happens to the Fab Four I refuse to go to any fan sites that post spoilers. I don't know why I'm getting the feeling that Big dies or something which prevents Carrie from actually getting married. Maybe I'm giving him too much credit. Maybe he'll be the same azzhole that he's always been and stand her up on their wedding day. (If you don't know I can't stand Big  and wish she would have married Aiden) We shall see!

From one 'Big' to another...What do you think about the biopic film, Notorious, about the life of the Notorious B.I.G that's set for release in early 2009? Honestly, I was skeptical when I first heard it was in production but with Voletta Wallace (Big's mother) behind the scenes it'll probably be in good taste. I'm not surprised that they cast another Brooklyn rapper, Jamal Woolard aka Gravy, in the lead role [I'm not sure I could see Guerilla Black, Beanie Segal or Sean Kingston in the role though they auditioned] but I can't quite picture Derek Luke(Antoine Fisher) as Puff and Anthony Mackie(She Hate Me) as 2Pac.  Here's other news about it so far:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notorious_%282009_film%29Future_biopic

(Slightly off/on topic, isn't there supposed to be a movie about the Marley Marl and Juice Crew being made? Please correct me if I'm wrong but I think I heard something about that. If anyone has the scoop on that 'drop a dime on us'! )

Well naptime is almost over let me get back to 'real life'. Lata peeps!

Ok, the weekend is almost here but I’m still recouping from LAST weekend. *whew *

Friday – For a belated birthday celebration for my homegyrl she wanted to hit the clubby-club. You know my last visits to clubs have left me disgruntled. Basically, I was going out because it was her request (and I honestly needed to get the hell away from hubby.) We decided to give the Iguana Cantina a try…. Umph! You know you had a good azz time when all you can do is grin and shake your head.  Ok, I’m not going to front. when we first walked in we felt a little awkward because the majority of the club was in clothes that’d we’d wear to the mall  (ie jeans, plain layered t-shirts/tanks, tennis…) Also the club is very spread out and the several bar areas are really bright. Not much of a sexy club atmosphere.  (The dance area and DJ booth is pretty dimly lit though) Anyway, after two trips to that bar then stepping out onto the dancefloor, that awkward feeling went straight out of the window. To all my local clubhoppin’ party people: the Igauna Cantina (On Friday!) is jumpin’. But you might want to check it out ASAP because I don’t know how long it’ll cater to us. It’s smack in the middle of downtown, has no dress code, and serves liquor… You KNOW they’re going to shut that joint down soon. lol

Crazily enough after getting a serious workout at the I.C., my homegyrl decided she wasn’t ready to go home. I’d been wanting to drop by Sugar(Club 1722) for a minute now and I knew they were open ’til 6am so that’s where we headed. (Sidebar: At Sugar they bump underground House Music.) We danced until I felt like I would pass out. I KNOW I had to be thirsty/tired as fukk when I didn’t mind the $4.00 charge for a regular bottle of Deer Park water.  When the bartender said the price my reply was "Gotdamm, yall sprinkle platinum chips in it or something." I was appalled but my throat felt like the Death Valley so forked over the cash. Super shoutouts to very ’interesting’ folks in attendance, the courteous staff and DJ Rich and DJ KSupreme for joining us on the floor.  (I still don’t know how they could tell we were straight women just by looking at us. Powerful "Straight-dar")

Saturday- Though I stumbled in the house at around 5:00am, I managed to wake up Saturday morning to do the family thang. My stepchild had an indoor pool party so me and hubby rounded up the kiddies to check it out. Is it just me or does chlorine smell good?

After the family was squared away later that night I hit another homegyrl’s big overnight spa/ house party. This friend’s annual birthday bashes have become legendary. She hires a pro bartender (open bar alllllll night), caterers, nail technicians to do manis and pedis at the party, a full massage team and even a comedienne, B-Phlat (seen on Comic View and Def Comedy Jam)!  Folks came from as far as New York, Michigan and Illinois just for the festivities.  That party was definitely one for the history book. After enjoying the food, folks and fun I left that party at about 2:30am.

Sunday -Don’t ask me how I did it but I dragged myself out of bed to get myself and the kids ready so we could all celebrate my grandmother’s 90^th birthday in north Jersey!   The party started at 3pm so we had to be up, packed and on the road pretty early to be on time and beat the Spring Break travelers.  Luckily, hubby did all the driving and I was able to catch a couple quick z’s.

My grandmother looked spectacular (it’s a trip because she looked younger than she did at her 85^th and 80^th!) and the events of the day were lovely and sentimental. Here’s my jazzy grandmother rockin’ her red and reppin’ for the Deltas: My Fly Grandmoms!

Can you imagine turning 90 years old?! Woooowww. I’m knocking on 30’s door and I swear my joints are already starting to ache.

If you need to kick off the weekend with a good hard laugh check out this video clip that my bwoy HollisterJones dropped off in my comment box.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoeQrynOiGc

Ok, The Bow-Wow/O’marion down-low love scenerio made me think  but I fell out when they zoomed in on Omarion’s nutcrackin’ pants.  LMAO (Love the sound effects too) And get me started on Cam’ron...    Jewelry Man for Prezident!!!

Well it’s log off time until we meet again, babiez… Let’s see what I get into this weekend…

Just a few random observations that I wonder about...

Why do people seem to find the stankiness foods and want heat it up in the office’s general microwave?  Nothing takes an appetite away faster than the aroma of hot garbage.

Why the hell does Mariah Carey dress like a...person that can’t afford a stylist?  I understand wanting to flaunt it if you have it but does she own anything more than 2 inches below her cooch? In her latest video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skV28D0jsjs ) her clothes look fresh off a stripper named Alizaye. Come on all Mimi, all of your peers are growing up, it’s your turn.

Why does Janet Jackson’s "Rock With U" make me want to run to the club?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mmwb9bxrRE
That’s really saying a lot because I’m totally disguised with the current state of nightclubs. Last weekend, my homies and I hit H20 in DC.  Not only did they close at 2:30am buth the night was utterly unexciting. Well, the Trey Songz live performance was decent but the club in general sucked fat ones. Anyway, Janet’s new cut gives me the urge to want to get felt up on the dancefloor...by my husband, of course!  hehehe

Why does it take some companies days to process your payment but they start calling you and/or discontinue your service that exact day your payment is past due?

Why do they even have salad bars in all-you-can eat buffets? All that lettuce is taking up the space that a perfectly good dessert tray or butcher’s section could occupy. Usually when you are in a buffet spot you aren’t thinking "Man, I can’t wait to get a huge plate of ... salad!"

Why is everyone acting like Green Tea was just invented? That nasty mess has been here. Just because they add high fructose corn syrup and slap a name brand label on a bottle of it doesn’t it’s a brand new miracle drink.

Why was it so cool/weird to see February 29^th on the calendar?

Why do I feel like the extra 35 mintues of The Wire series finale was unnecessary because I was yawning through most of the episode? It was not a major disappointment like the Sopranos, I’ll admit. The game keeps moving. Got the meaning. And the montage of my fair city was a nice touch. (I love you, Baltimore!) I’m just saying, the last few episodes got me all hot-n-worked up but I still feel like I just got entertainment blue balls, ya know?  Oh well. Gotta wait for the movie…

Why am I starting to feel that hour of sleep that we ’lost’? (Damm you Daylight Savings Time!)

Lata!